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as in strained
to pass through a filter
steep the tea and then filter it to get rid of the leaves
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as in refined
to remove usually visible impurities from
after frying the chicken, we filtered the oil and kept it in the refrigerator to use again
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Recent Examples of filtered
David Faris, TheWeek, 3 June 2026
That biography took the form of a dark romance between the self-lacerating Louis and his fiercely loving but brutal maker, Lestat, filtered through the former’s brooding subjectivity.
—Judy Berman, Time, 2 June 2026
By the time a signal travels from the people doing the work to the people leading the organization, it’s been filtered, summarized, and optimized at every layer in between.
—Adrienne Down Coulson, Fortune, 2 June 2026
If anything, you’re being filtered by a software program.
—Colleen Batchelder, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
There it is filtered and purified before being fed into the Reflecting Pool.
—New York Times, 31 May 2026
Presidential health reports are traditionally filtered through the White House and require a stamp of approval from the president, as The Associated Press notes, limiting their ability to be entirely transparent.
—Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
But the results are filtered through the White House and must be approved by the president, raising questions about what the public does and doesn't get to see.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
The ideas of Locke and Paine were filtered through the Founding Fathers, especially James Madison.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
Verb
Details are scarce, but the series is produced by Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions, features the 44th president in the trailer and will comprise vignettes about America’s long history, as filtered through David’s distinct comedic aesthetic.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 3 June 2026
That biography took the form of a dark romance between the self-lacerating Louis and his fiercely loving but brutal maker, Lestat, filtered through the former’s brooding subjectivity.
—Judy Berman, Time, 2 June 2026
By the time a signal travels from the people doing the work to the people leading the organization, it’s been filtered, summarized, and optimized at every layer in between.
—Adrienne Down Coulson, Fortune, 2 June 2026
If anything, you’re being filtered by a software program.
—Colleen Batchelder, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
There it is filtered and purified before being fed into the Reflecting Pool.
—New York Times, 31 May 2026
Presidential health reports are traditionally filtered through the White House and require a stamp of approval from the president, as The Associated Press notes, limiting their ability to be entirely transparent.
—Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
But the results are filtered through the White House and must be approved by the president, raising questions about what the public does and doesn't get to see.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
The ideas of Locke and Paine were filtered through the Founding Fathers, especially James Madison.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for filtered
Adjective
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The Metropolitan Water District already is planning a large new facility in Carson to transform wastewater into purified drinking water.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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Out back, a small sewage-treatment plant converts bodily waste from two flanking portable toilets into purified water, which is piped into a large tank in which yet another unclothed woman, wearing a scuba mouthpiece, floats for four hours at a time.—
Sebastian Smee,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2026
Verb
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The uncertainty is not only rattling European allies worried about the message being sent to Russia, but also risks hurting morale among American troops -- some of whom had their rotations canceled shortly before departure -- and comes as the Army budget is already strained.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 June 2026
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Creative Images Lab/Getty Images Finances are strained for millions of Americans right now.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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In expanding the possibilities of seemingly familiar materials, pieces pair the rough with the refined, the crystalline with the hand-hewn and the organic with the streamlined.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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Operating conditions can be refined to reduce stress on equipment and prolong electrolyte life.—
Gregory Shahnovsky,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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Both of those latter cocktails are pure brightness, while the vanilla from the aged rum and the spice from the bitters in the Old Cuban moves it from poolside to inside as if under a slowly twisting ceiling fan in a smoky room, long narrow beams of light through the wooden shutters.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
6 June 2026
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But maybe more about devotion in its purest form.—
Stephanie Mack,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
Verb
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The film first screened at the Telluride Film Festival.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Passengers had to evacuate as the aircraft was swept by Port Authority police, and passengers were re-screened by TSA and Customs and Border Patrol before re-boarding.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
Verb
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In an exclusive clip shared with PEOPLE, a focus group of women who have either pursued or considered PMSR discuss the unknowns of the procedure, which allows patients to conceive biological children of deceased men using DNA extracted within 72 hours of death.—
Brian Brant,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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To see what was happening, his team added a dash of enzymes extracted from yeast cultures.—
Siddhant Pusdekar,
Quanta Magazine,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Products to Avoid Skip soap, detergent, and most harsh cleaners, such as ammonia, disinfectant wipes, and undiluted bleach, when tending to your bird bath.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
5 June 2026
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The spirit is bottled at still strength, undiluted, preserving its intensity and texture.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
Verb
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This raises questions about whether the Watch is essential or merely enhances the system, a point yet to be clarified upon release.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Phillips quickly clarified that Bertinelli has spoken openly about that period herself.—
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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“Filtered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filtered. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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